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Non-Manual Control Devices: Direct Brain-Computer Interaction

Non-Manual Control Devices: Direct Brain-Computer Interaction

Reinhold Scherer, Rajesh Rao
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781605662060|ISBN10: 1605662062|EISBN13: 9781605662077
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch015
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Scherer, Reinhold, and Rajesh Rao. "Non-Manual Control Devices: Direct Brain-Computer Interaction." Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics, edited by Javier Pereira, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 233-250. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch015

APA

Scherer, R. & Rao, R. (2011). Non-Manual Control Devices: Direct Brain-Computer Interaction. In J. Pereira (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics (pp. 233-250). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch015

Chicago

Scherer, Reinhold, and Rajesh Rao. "Non-Manual Control Devices: Direct Brain-Computer Interaction." In Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics, edited by Javier Pereira, 233-250. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch015

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Abstract

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology augments the human capability to interact with the environment by directly linking the brain to artificial devices. The first generation of BCIs provided simple 1D control in order to select targets on a screen or trigger pre-defined motion sequences of paralyzed limbs by means of functional electrical stimulation. BCIs today can provide users on-demand access to assistive robotic devices, Virtual Reality environments, and standard software applications such as Internet browsers. Here, we introduce readers to BCIs and review basic principles and methodologies underlying their operation. We illustrate the capabilities and limitations of modern BCI systems by discussing two practical examples: BCI-based control of a humanoid robot for physical manipulation and transport of objects in an indoor environment, and BCI-based interaction with the popular global navigation program Google Earth.

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